Lianistan

Lianiastan officially the Kingdom of Lianistan (French: Le Royaume du Lianistan Turkish: Lianistan Krallığı Björnsk: Konungariket Lianistan) is a country located on the Floressan Continent.

Languages
There are 3 main languages of Lianistan that have all been made official they are French (main language), English and Björnsk. French is mainly spoken in the South where as English is mainly spoken in the North, however there is a small part of Lianistan in the far north along the tiny border between Lianistan and Björnska where Björnsk is the main language. There are many Unofficial languages spoken throughout the nation, this is due to many people (mainly foreign Christians) immigrating to Lianistan from neighbouring countries Papavertellus, Tybalteva and elsewhere throughout the Maia World. The Native population or better known by majority groupsLes Indigènes are Turkic people who speak Turkish, they where oppressed by the White French, English & Björnsk speaking Lianistani people and as a result they a isolate themselves to the south eastern Corner of the Nation known as Turkic-Lianistan.

Flag
The Flag of Lianistan is called  'La Liberté Patrie'  meaning  'Freedom of our Homeland and is a horizontal tri-banded flag with 4 colours:' Up until 3 January 2018 the dimensions of the flag where 13:19 but where updated to 1:2.
 * Yellow (Band 1) = The sun and hot weather enjoyed in southern Lianistan.
 * Black (Band 2) = The Hard times the country has gone through. (eg/ many Wars.)
 * Blue (Band 3) = The Clear Blue Oceans that Surround Lianistan.
 * White (Cross) = The Purity of God and the ice cold climate in northern Lianistan.

Monarchy & Government
The Kingdom of Lianistan's Royal Family consists of the Monarch (Queen Dominíque) her husband: Prince Aydın, Consort to the Crown, her mother: Queen Désirée, The Queen Mother and her younger sister: Princess Dióne of Bujatjerbourg. The Queen ascended the throne after the sudden death of her father: King Adrienne. The current heir to the throne'' is Prince Mustafa-Adrienne as eldest and so far only child of Her Majesty, The Queen. Prince Mustafa-Adrienne is rumoured to be known as King Adrienne II of Lianistan'' when he ascends the throne on his mother's death or abdication.

The Monarch has a head of government (who is the individual with the most power) which is the Prime Minister which is elected every 5 years from   '   'La Maison De Haute Importance'   or in English   'The House of High Importance'  (government)with the approval of the monarch. The Current Prime Minister is a 29 year old woman called Cassandra Dubois of the PTL ( 'La Parti Travailliste de Lianistan or in English  'The Labour Party of Lianistan.') Dubois broke records when she accepted the King's invitation to become Prime Minister and form her own government, as she is not only the first female Prime Minister of Lianistan but the youngest Prime Minister in history. Many Lianistani citizens where sceptical of this new leader of their country stating ageist and sexist remarks from men and women alike as they thought she did not have the mind set of a leader of state. However she has proved many doubters wrong as she proved to be a better leader in her 1 year in office so far than former Prime Minister, 64 year old Filíppé Smíté was in his 6 years in office.

The government ( La Maison De Haute Importance) is based in Bujatjerbourg. This is also where the Lianistani Royal Family live in La Palais du Bujatjerbourg (Bujatjerbourg Palace.)

Counties of Lianistan
Up until 3rd January 2018 there where only four counties in Lianistan as it was for centuries however, to make it pollitically easier to distinguish addresses, constituencies and people groups, the decision was made by Parliament to create some new counties and was approved by The Queen it was later announced by Prime Minister: Cassandra Dubois. There are now 20 counties including three of the four historical counties: Côté Jae, Grand-Bujatjerbourg and Le Pointmédian. The fourth historical county: Petitcomté was renamed: Büyükadası to suit the Turkish speaking majority there. Grand-Bujatjerbourg and Le Pointmédian got new flags and Côté Jae had it's flag refreshed with new dimensions.

Military
Lianistan is a militarily strong nation who's armed forces split into:
 * Armée Royale de Lianistan (Lianistani Royal Army)
 * Marine Royale de Lianistan (Lianistani Royal Navy & Marines)
 * Aviatión Royale de Lianistan (ARL) (Lianistani Royal Air Force)
 * Forces Spéciales de Lianistan (FSL) (Lianistani Special Forces)

Lianistan has fought in many wars but now is considered a very safe and peaceful country that now only fights to protect it's self and the freedom of other nations. The Lianistani Armed Forces or La Forces Armées de Lianistan is not only used in wars (which is now very rare) but is now used more so as a deterrent and a peacekeeping force.

Maia Broadcasting Union
Lianistan is a member of the Maia Broadcasting Union under the broadcaster LSTR or the full name: Lianistanién Service de la Télévision et la Radio or in English: Lianistani Television and Radio Service for the French & English audience. Also now under LTRTY or the full name: Lianistan'ın Türk Radyosu ve Televizyon Yayıncılığı or in English: Turkic Radio and Television Broadcasting of Lianistan which is for the Turkish speaking audience.

Borders
Lianistan shares a small border with Björnsk territories of Hreindýra & Vårgi in the north. Lianistan's largest border is to the west in which it shares the World Famous "Border Gulf" with Papavertellus where many battles between the two nations took place, it is also famous for being a world famous trading spot for the continent of Floressa from the Median Ocean. To the south, Lianistan shares a tri-point border with Samavia and Drékýriðn. The Drékýr-Lianistani border is an unusual and complex border, this is due to the many differing laws of the two nations, one simply cannot drive through the border as Drékýriðn has no roads as many of their citizens use dragons as transport so a person crossing from Lianistan into Drékýriðn would have to park their car and continue on foot or would have to have a dragon to transport them. In reverse, you would have to leave any dragon in Drékýriðn and cross on foot, there are many car hire places along the border, this is because dragons where banned and consequently wiped out of Lianistan after a huge national incident when a well known female dragon burned down many villages of Lianistan in the middle ages, it was claimed she was doing this in protection of her offspring. Lianistan has a huge coastline in the east along the "Gulf of Turki" in which lie the Lianistani Isles of Turki: Büyükadası & Küçükilçe, the huge coast line then stretches across to the north. Lianistan is one of the most notorious sea-faring nations and their Naval Power is second to none, however is now used majorly for peace keeping, self-defence and protection of weaker and/or more vulnerable nations rather than war and colonisation.

Religion
Lianistan is a majorly Protestant-Christian country however 98% of the Lianistani people, although Christians are very open minded. This is due to an ancient Lianistani Monarch (King William II of Lianistan) claiming to have seen Jesus Christ and the Monarch had a Third Testament written more commonly known as in Lianistan as the Williamian Testament. This testament contains quotes such as: "God Loves all, whether a man lies with a woman, man or both" and "God assigned genitalia in the womb however assigns gender later in life." Many phrases such as these lead to Lianistani Christians being very excepting an encourage people who struggle with their sexual orientation or gender orientation to be with God and he will help the struggling person to accept what he has made them this way and will help them to "come-out" to their families and friends. Due to this kind of religious acceptance, the LGBTQ+ community are also majority Christians who hold ceremonies and parades to celebrate how God has given them equality with all other people. However Lianistani-Protestants are very protective of their religion and in the past have gone to war due to religion. This is not because they do not accept other religions as Lianistani-Protestants believe that all religions are the same, they just all have different interpretations. In the past Lianistan has gone to war over religion due to other religious groups claiming that Lianistani-Protestants are "phonies". (This Includes going to war with other Christians.) Usually, Lianistani-Protestants are peaceful due to the Third Testament stating "We are all one from God and we should stand united not divided."